So today, it’s the thumb loop method. Sometimes called a long-tail method, but various cast-ons now have morphed into variations. What is so special about this? Well, it’s stretchy for a start. It’s a good cast on for beginning beanies which don’t have ribbed edges. Why bother learning more cast-on methods? It’s good to have […]

There are many different ways to cast on when you’re knitting a project. Here I have created a video demonstration of the loop method, which is also known as the half-hitch method. This can be used to start a project but is more likely to be used in the middle of a row, when covering […]

Check out this second video, where I show you how to wind a neat ball of yarn from left-overs, ready to be used anytime. I often create balls of yarn, from scraps. They are ideal for preventing tangles and mess in the hidden space of knitting bags and storage crates. Have a go yourself, […]

When you finish a knitting project and have left-over yarn what do you do? There are so many options including letting it languish in the hidden darkness of a blanket box, finding it two years later knotted and mixed up with dozens of other left-over ends of yarn. (yes I admit it, I have knitter’s […]

Today we’re looking at dropped stitches. You know what it’s like when you get to the end of a row, you’re so proud of how you’re doing and you sit back to admire your amazing accomplishment so far…. and then the palm of your hand hits your forehead… you’ve missed a stitch! It is sitting […]

Do you ever get that feeling when you pick up your knitting that you think you know which stitch comes next, you just hope that you won’t be proved wrong. Today I’m going to show you how to distinguish between the knit and purl rows when you’re using stocking stitch. So when you’re knitting a […]